tbirdman

Has anyone ever used seat material from this Ebay seller?...

Acura TL Driver Cushion Only in Leather Taupe Lt Grey | eBay

They advertise just driver and/or passenger seat material, then they make a kit for front and back seats. My driver's seat cushion has some cracking in the leather and from what I've read here, this seems like an affordable alternative to taking it to an upholstery shop.

How hard would it be to disassemble the seat to get the lower cushion on? Is there a "DIY" for that?

thoiboi

That pricing looks pretty comparable to a shop..

llllBULLSEYE

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He's a Vendor here

ErnieMcCraken

I am actually in the same boat, tbirdman. My driver seat cushion is a disaster, I've posted pics on this forum. I was thinking of either getting a nice seat cover (Acura TL 2004 05 06 07 08 Vinyl Custom Seat Cover | eBay) or buy something like you posted and having a local shop install. Regardless, I think you'll end up spending over $500 per seat. Let me know what you decide or what works for you.

tbirdman

The replacement section looks pretty affordable at $230. Maybe we could get a better price since he is a site vendor? I read some of the Ebay reviews from people who purchased the replacement material and they were all generally positive. They said the replacement sections were almost exactly like the originals. Obviously that would be a very important factor in the decision on whether to buy it or not. The other factor would be how difficult they would be to install. I'm slightly handy. Getting the seat out and disassembled would be no problem. I've never replaced seat material before, but I have taken material off. I really have no experience with hog rings, but maybe it wouldn't be too difficult to figure out? I did find a you tube video online about replacing the material on the TL seats. The seller advertises that the hog ring pliers are included. I figure if I start it and find that I'm not able to do it, I can take it to an upholstery shop and have them finish it up for me. How long could that take? Can't see it being more than an hour.

I'm off Thursday. I'll stop at an upholstery shop and get an estimate on what it would cost to do the bottom seat material new. I'll post what I find out.

tbirdman

Spoke to an upholstery shop today. $385 to replace the material on the bottom cushion. That price includes adding some additional padding material.

ErnieMcCraken

Does that price include the replacement material or just labor? As was mentioned, a vendor on this site sells replacements leather for around $230. I wonder how much an upholstery shop would charge JUST for installation?